Removable-bar hanger for strap ends



June 17 1924.

c. R. M ULHOLLAND REMOVABLE BAR HANGER FOR STRAP ENDS Filed Jan. 13

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GEORGE E. Mar- OLLAND, or RIVERSIDE, NE JERSEY, ASSIGNIOR 'ro THE, KEY-STONE WATCH case COMPANY, OFVIPHILADE'LJBHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A ooaroan-'IION or rnnnsynvanm.

nmvrowisnn iaan HANGER ron STRAP ENDS;

To all whom it may concern; g y

7 Be it known that I, GEORGE R. lVlULrIoL-v LAND, a citizen of theUnited States,v and a resident of Riverside,in thecounty ofBurlingtonand State of New Jersey,have made and invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Removable-Bar Hangers for StrapEnds, ofv which thefollowing-1w is a of a somewhat modified form of removablespecification. i i My invention relates to a removablebar hanger andparticularly @to a bar hanger for securing a strapqor bracelet to awatch case.

The object of my invention is, to provide a removable bar hangerwhereby; aloop or eye may be easily and; readily attached to a frame orsupport and readily removed or disconnected therefrom.

A further object is to provide a, removable bar hanger which is. simplein C011? struction, embodying but few parts of simple design, and ofsuch nature and character that the parts may be easily and readilymachined or fabricated and at thesame time to provide a removable barhanger which will be efficient and serviceable in op eration and onewhich is particularly adapt ed for employment with articles of jewelrysuch as a wrist watch case, which is ordinarily held to the wrist by astrap or bracelet. i

A further object is to improve generally and enhance the utility ofarticles of the class to which the present invention pertains, and withthe foregoing and other. objects in view, my invention consists in theimproved removable bar hanger illus trated in the accompanying drawingand hereinafter described and claimed, and in such variations andmodifications thereof as will be obvious to those skilled in the arttowhich my invention relates, it being parting from the spirit thereof.

The preferred embodiment of my inven- I tion is disclosed in theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 1s a view in elevation, of a WIISt watch having a strapseouredthereto by my improved removable bar hangers;

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail View illustrating the removable barhangersecuredto the frame or arms of the watch case;

Figure 3 is a detail view in perspective of .the removable bar; r Figure4 is a detail'view in perspective of the friction pin for holding theremovable b-ar securely in place and at the same time allowing for itsready removal when desired;-=- I p "z I Figure 5 is a fra mental view insection bar hanger; and, ,-Figure"g6 1s a detail view in perspective ofthefriction pin employedin thismodified ,form' of my invention 7 1Referring specifically to the several views,

wherein similar; reference numerals desig-v nate corresponding partsthroughout, the arms Aare representative of the lugs upon a wrist Watchcase or anystyle or type of frame or support to which it may bedesirable to detachably secure a loop or eye,such as,

for example, located at the end of the ordinary strap foraa wrist watchcase.

The arms A are provided with the aligned openings B and which areadapted to nlcely receive the removable friction pin D. A bar E isadapted to fit between the confronting faces of the arms A, and has theopening F which extends therethrough of approximately the same size asthe openings B- so as to align therewith. The removable friction pin Dis of such size as to also fit snuglywithinthe opening F 0fthe tube. Thebody portion of the friction pin D is split as at G' and the tworesultingside walls H are spread apart, so that this portion of the pinis of relatively' greaterdiameter thanthe opening F within the removablebar E. I The pin D, being formed of resilient metal, is accordinglyadapted to engage the side walls of the opening of the removable bar Ewhen forcibly pressed therein.

Thus when it is desired to secure a'strap such as K to a wrist Watchcase L, the strap is provided with the usual loop M at its extremityandthe barE is first inserted within theloop or eye M. The bar is thenbrought between the confronting arms A and the openings of the arm andbar brought into alignment, The friction Ipin D; is then forcibly thrustthrough the aligned openings B of the arms and the opening F of the baruntil the ends of the pin are flush with the outer walls of the arms,such as illustrated in Figure '2. As the pin is thus forcibly moved intoplace the side walls H will be compressed and accordingly frictionallyengages the side walls of the opening within the bar and thus securelybut detachably hold the bar in place and accordingly removably secur thestrap K to the frame, V

'A somewhat modified form of my in-. vention is'disclosed in Figures 5and 6,

wherein the friction vpin .N' is provided with either one or both ends 0split, as at P,

the resulting sides Q, of the barbeing then forced apart. With this typeof friction pin, the removable bar-E is first brought into alignmentwith the openings B of the frame or lugs and the sides Q of the lead ingend of the friction pin compressed so as to enter the opening B of thearm A. The friction pin is thenrforcibly moved into position asillustrated in fFigure'f 5. The sides Q will tend to resiliently springapart and in so doing frictionally engage the side walls of theopeningsB in th'e arms andaccordingly hold the removable bar E firmlybut removably in position.

VVhilemy bar hanger as thus constituted pin in place. I i Signed at ingconfronting arms provided with aligned openings therein, aremovable barfitting :betweensaid arms and provided with an opening extendingtherethrough, a pin extendingthr'ough the openings in the arms 1 and theremovable bar, said pin provided: c with-a? split portion between itsends, and

with the resultin'g side walls spread apart and frictio-nally engagingthe adj acent surrounding walls'of said bar and holding said Riversidein thecounty of Bur: lington and State of New Jersey'this 9th] day of January ,A.'D. 1923'. a GEORGE R. MULHOLLAND.

,Vitnessesz; I V 1 GEORGE HAIsoH, BERNARD LEVY.

